Amber Palace in Strzekęcino, 19th century palace in Strzekęcino, Poland.
The Amber Palace in Strzekęcino is an asymmetric two-storey manor house rebuilt from 1897 for Kartz von Kameke-Streckenthin, with varied towers, bay windows, risalits, verandas and windows of different sizes. A French garden lies directly beside it, with a landscape park and small lake behind.
Streckenthin belonged to the Cistercian convent of Köslin from 1338 and to the von Kamecke family from 1789. From 1897 Kartz von Kameke-Streckenthin had the existing manor house rebuilt in contemporary style, giving it an asymmetrical two-storey form with varied towers, bays, risalits and verandas. From 1906 he bred potatoes here, including the 'Parnassia' variety, which at times covered 30% of Germany's potato acreage.
The building is part of a traditional West Pomeranian estate that includes agricultural buildings and outhouses alongside the main structure. These structures show how aristocratic families organized their properties to combine living quarters with farming operations.
The palace now operates as a hotel, so the grounds are reached through the hotel entrance. The French garden lies directly beside the building, with the landscape park and its small lake behind it; the White Palace stands beyond the lake.
From 1980 to 1990, the building served as a boarding facility for the Construction Technical School of Koszalin. This unexpected use as a vocational training center is often overlooked today, yet it marks an important chapter in the building's life after the war.
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